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Questions from West Calder High School
Pupils from West Calder High School in West Lothian put their questions to Alan.
  1. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
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    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
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    Favourite Scots Words
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    Going around gardens!
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    Questions from schools
  11. Writing historical fiction
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    Writing historical fiction
  12. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  13. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  14. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
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    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
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    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  17. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
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